http://www.westyorksprobation.org.uk/library.php RSS Feed for the West Yorkshire Probation Board Library. en-gb Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:40:12 +0100 60 Copyright 2010 West Yorkshire Probation Board http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=16614 Purpose This study examined the degree to which child sex offenders demonstrated crossover in victim choice, as defined by age, gender, and relationship to the offender. It also aimed to explore the direction of the shift in victim type with repeated offending within each of the three domains and to identify variables predictive of crossover behaviour. Method The sample comprised 128 adult male child sexual offenders. All had offended against multiple victims and were attending a community-based assessment and treatment service for sexual offenders at the time of data collection. Variables were gathered, coded, and de-identified from a manual search through clinical casenotes, from client assessment reports as well as from supplementary information consisting of sentencing remarks or other professional reports. Results More than half of the sample (63.3%, N=81) demonstrated crossover in victim type across at least one domain. Crossover was 48.0% (N=59) in the age domain, 22.0% ( Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:52:47 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=16613 Purpose This study is an examination of a sample of 114 female juveniles charged with arson in a large juvenile justice system. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the limited descriptive literature about female juvenile arsonists. Methods Female juvenile arsonists who had been charged with an arson were explored regarding their experiences of family disorganization, abuse and neglect, school issues, substance abuse, mental health, and crime characteristics. Group and solo arson offending was explored in depth. Subjects were from a large US southern state and included all the girls charged with arson over a 5-year period from 2001 to 2005. Results The female juvenile arsonists were often from profoundly unstable homes, experienced difficulty with school attendance and behaviour, had little or no contact with at least one parent, and were in a crisis at the time of the arson offence. Arson crimes committed by juvenile female offenders were most often at school and were Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:50:12 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=16612 Purpose When people suffer from memory distrust, they evaluate their memory in negative terms. Memory distrust plays an important role in police interrogations because it may underlie false confessions. The Squire Subjective Memory Questionnaire (SSMQ) intends to be a simple measure of trait memory distrust. To our knowledge, no data have been published about the psychometric properties of the SSMQ. Methods Relying on five samples (Ns=70-819) of healthy individuals and patients, we studied the psychometric characteristics of the SSMQ. Participants were recruited at the university, a neuropsychological unit or through advertisements in newspapers. They were asked to complete the SSMQ and several other tests. In this way, reliability and validity parameters could be assessed. Results Principle component analysis showed that the SSMQ has a one-dimensional structure referring to subjective memory evaluation. The SSMQ was found to have adequate reliability and good construct validity Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:47:57 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=16611 Purpose In community-based forensic psychiatry, patients' social ties are considered as protective factor in a risk management strategy. However, it is unknown whether these ties actually assist patients to refrain from re-offending. We hypothesised a protective role for social ties in re-offending behaviour. Methods In a sample of forensic outpatients with a personality disorder (N=55), the relationship between social ties (social contacts and participation in social institutions) and short-term self-reported re-offences was studied within a prospective study design with a 6-month follow-up period. Results Our results provide evidence for a protective function of club participation. For violent re-offences, social institutions were protective and this protective function remained, even when a patient had network members with a criminal background. Except for work-related contacts, social contacts did not provide protection. Conclusions The protective effect of social ties, e Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:45:41 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=16610 Purpose The goal of the present research was to develop a screening measure to assist in identifying offenders at risk for drop-out or expulsion from correctional programmes. Methods Non-Aboriginal male offenders (N=5,247) were randomly divided into a development sample (N=2,617) and a validation sample (N=2,630). In the development sample, individual predictors were identified through univariate and multivariate analyses, weighted based on their relationship with drop-out/expulsion, and combined into a composite measure we called the drop-out risk screen (DRS). Results The DRS consists of five items, including static and dynamic risk factors for recidivism as well as motivation for intervention. It significantly predicted drop-out/expulsion in the development sample (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUC]=.72) and performed similarly in the validation sample (AUCâ=â.70). Conclusions The results indicate that the DRS is a valid screening instrument for Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:42:41 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=16609 Purpose Psychopathy, as measured by the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), has the potential to inform judges attempting to preventatively detain Canada's highest risk offenders. However, studies examining the stigma of the psychopathy label give reason to exercise caution when expert witnesses introduce PCL-R scores into their testimony. Methods Judges' written or oral judgments were gathered from a publically available database in Canada. Dangerous offender hearings (N=136) were examined to determine how factors within expert witness testimony were related to sentences of indeterminate or determinate length. Results Results show a trend for PCL-R scores to be related to trial outcome. Specifically, psychopathy diagnoses were correlated to experts' ratings of treatment amenability which were in turn related to trial outcome. In addition, experts tended to show partisan allegiance in the way they scored offenders on the PCL-R. Conclusion Discussion advocates a measur Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:40:27 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=16608 Purpose The present study examines whether interviewing in a manner that is compatible with a recommended model of interviewing (called the 'PEACE' model) impacts on outcomes of the interviews examined in contrast to prior studies which have usually been concerned whether the conducted interviews were fair and not coercive or whether there had been positive effects of training upon subsequent interview performance. Methods This study, examining in detail 142 actual suspect interviews, is set in the barely researched area of social security benefit fraud, reflecting current trends in Britain concerning increasing numbers of interviews with suspects undertaken by public sector organizations and the pluralization of policing. Results It was found that good interviewing in each of the recommended stages that make up the PEACE model generally led to better interviews, indicating the importance that each stage contributes to overall interview quality. Further, the quality of interview Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:32:33 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=16607 Researchers have reported that making a Black defendant's race salient reduces White jurors' tendency to find Black defendants guilty (Sommers & Ellsworth, 2000). We examined whether making race salient by including racially salient statements in the defence attorney's opening and closing statements (i.e., 'playing the race card') reduced White jurors' racial bias against a Black defendant. Method We obtained scores on racial attitudes for 151 White college students who participated in an experiment where defendant race (Black, White) and race salience (not salient, salient) were manipulated in a between-subjects design. Participants read one of four trial stimuli and completed dependent measures. Results 'Playing the race card' reduced White juror racial bias as White jurors' ratings of guilt for Black defendants were significantly lower when the defence attorney's statements included racially salient statements. White juror ratings of guil Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:16:00 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=16606 Purpose Information provided to eyewitnesses suggesting that their identification was correct (i.e., post-identification feedback) distorts witnesses' memory reports. More pronounced effects of feedback have been detected for subjective than for objective judgments. We investigated two variables that might explain this finding: response format and question verifiability. Methods Response format was manipulated by varying whether participants (N=160) answered objective questions using fill-in-the-blank options or Likert scales. Question verifiability was manipulated within-subjects by including objective questions for which the answers either could or could not be known by the experimenter. Results Objective measures produced non-significant feedback effects, whereas most subjective measures produced large feedback effects. Neither response format nor verifiability moderated the feedback effect on any of the measures. Conclusions Researchers should continue to search for moder Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:13:11 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=16605 Purpose Children who witness crimes are sometimes asked to view a photospread lineup to see if they can identify the culprit. Here, we examined the effectiveness of two manipulations designed to assist in overcoming the tendency of child eyewitnesses to choose from lineups, a tendency that manifests in false identifications from target-absent lineups. Methods Children aged around 12 years (N=432) were randomly assigned to control, Not Sure, or accuracy motivation conditions in order to examine both target-absent and -present identification test performance across multiple sets of stimulus materials. Results The Not Sure option did not affect false alarms or hit rates, but the combination of accuracy motivating conditions and the Not Sure option reduced guessing, with overall rates of false identifications falling by 12.2%. The latter effect was much stronger under some stimulus conditions but not detectable under others, indicating that the manipulations could improve but not im Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:11:22 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=16604 Purpose Three studies examined the degree to which investigative interviewers' adherence to best-practice guidelines is consistent across similar mock interviews. Method In each study, two interviews were administered within a period of several hours. Further, group and individual stability of interviewer performance was analysed, and performance was measured by calculating the proportion of open-ended and leading questions as well as the presence of predetermined problem behaviours. The studies varied depending on the type of interview paradigm employed. Interviewer performance in Study 1was measured in a group context where participants rotated between the role of interviewer, child respondent, and observer. In Study 2, an adult played the role of a child recalling abuse but this occurred in isolation (participants did not observe others or play the child). Study 3 was similar to Study 2 except that in each interview an unfamiliar child aged 5-7 years recalled an innocuous event. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:09:22 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=16603 Purpose The current study explored how misleading information affects children's omissions and commissions over time. Method Fifty-nine younger (Mage=4.16) and fifty-nine older (Mage=9.44) children were instructed to remove three pieces of clothing from a puppet. Half of them were provided with false evidence that they had removed only two items, while the other half were provided with false evidence that they had removed a fourth piece of clothing. In three neutral interviews separated by 1-week intervals, children had to report which pieces of clothing they had removed. Results Overall, omission and commission errors significantly decreased over time, although this pattern was more pronounced for omission errors. Younger and older children were equally likely to make omission errors, whereas commission errors were more typical for younger than for older children. Also, we found that commission errors more readily occur than omission errors. Conclusion Even when children's m Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:06:42 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=16602 Purpose This study examined whether people can successfully feign high levels of interrogative suggestibility and compliance as measured by the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scales (GSS) and the Gudjonsson Compliance Scale (GCS) when given instructions to malinger. Methods Participants (N=90) were randomly allocated to one of three groups that received: (1) instructions to give into leading questions in order to look vulnerable to suggestions, (2) instructions to be compliant with the examiner, or (3) the standard GSS/GCS instructions. Results One of the two malingering instructions led to modestly elevated scores of total suggestibility, while subscales remained unaffected. In contrast, both malingering groups obtained highly elevated compliance scores. Conclusions These findings suggest that heightened suggestibility is rather difficult to malinger, thereby confirming the reliability of the GSS. On the other hand, it might be easier to malingering compliance as measured with th Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:03:18 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=16601 Purpose The purpose of the present paper is to identify the cognitive processes associated with the construction of a false address, and explore how this can be used to identify and trace those who give a false address to police. It is hypothesized that most people find it difficult to spontaneously fabricate an entire false address. As a consequence they provide identifiable clues as to the real address being concealed. Methods A quasi-experimental research design was employed where 142 students were first asked to generate a false address and second to analyse it to ascertain how random they considered it to be. Results Participants, overwhelmingly, stated that the false addresses generated contained elements of truth which could be used to identify their real place of residence. Although most participants appeared capable of generating bona fide false postcodes, comparison with an official UK postcode list identified over 60% did not actually exist. Conclusion People gener Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:00:58 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=16600 Purpose To examine the relationship between perceived memory characteristics and age. Method Participants rated the reliability and honesty of children's memory for one of two events. The children's ages varied from 3- to 18-years-old. Results Participants (N=612) believed that memory reliability increased with age, but the observed effect was non-linear. Perceived reliability increased rapidly for children from 3 to 6 years. After this, male participants believed memory reliability increased, but less than in early childhood. Female participants did not think memory reliability increased in middle childhood and adolescence. Further effects involving type of event, age of participant, and the gender of the eyewitness were observed for honesty and the relationship between these attributes and beliefs in guilt. Conclusions These findings stress the need for more research on development trends of memory in middle childhood and adolescence. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:53:57 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=16599 Purpose Previous research has suggested that true and invented memories can be distinguished between using the reality monitoring criteria. Two different coding schemes were used to examine the correct classification of reports as truthful or deceptive on the basis of individual reality-monitoring (RM) criteria. Method Drawing upon the RM framework the present experiment examined transcripts of verbal accounts of eyewitnesses to a staged event or made up details about the incident. The statements were elicited during a face-to-face cognitive interview (CI) and were analysed by coders trained in the identification of criteria indicative of self-experienced and invented accounts (referred to here as Version 1) and a similar coding method (referred to here as Version 2). Results A distinction was made between 'external memories' (affective, perceptual, and contextual details) and 'internal' memories (cognitive operations). For Version 1, the results indicated a higher number of con Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:51:38 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=16598 Over the past three decades much has been learned about the role and importance of psychological vulnerabilities in the context of unreliability of information obtained during police interviews. This paper reviews the current state of knowledge and explains why vulnerabilities are important. Psychological vulnerabilities are best construed as potential 'risk factors' rather than definitive markers of unreliability. They are important, because they may place witnesses, victims, and suspects at a disadvantage in terms of coping with the demand characteristics of the interview (and subsequent Court process) and being able to provide the police with salient, detailed, accurate, and coherent answers to questions. Early identification of relevant and pertinent vulnerabilities in the interview process helps to ensure fairness and justice. Currently, the identification of vulnerabilities is poor, and even when identified, they are not always acted upon. Nevertheless, England has taken the lead Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:48:28 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=16597 Many of us find pornography abhorrent yet feel obliged to absorb similar material if it is presented as art. This piece by Marai Larasi, Director of Imkaan, reflects on pornography and pornographic art as structures used to disempower women and perpetuate gender inequality. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:36:48 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=16596 The Respect Phoneline has published a 32 page booklet called 'Information for men who are concerned about their behaviour towards their partners', which aims to help abusive men understand the range of behaviours they use, the impact these have on their female (ex-)partner and children and motivate them to seek long-term help. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:35:28 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=16595 Dr Jackie Barron has co-ordinated the Women's Aid Annual Survey for the last five years. In this article she summarises the key data from the 2009 survey. The full report is available on the Member's Area of the Women's Aid website. The 2010 survey is currently underway. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:33:33 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=16594 This article has been written following the news in a recent Women's Aid newsletter that yet another area is to lose funding for specialist domestic violence services. Also our usual Spotlight. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:31:52 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=16593 In 2008 the Crown Prosecution Service introduced its Violence Against Women Strategy, the first government department to do so. Two years after the launch of the strategy, Jude Watson from the CPS VAW team reports back on the difference this has made to prosecutions and the way the CPS supports victims of domestic and sexual violence, and considers the direction the team will take in the coming year. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:30:04 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=16592 Prisons in most developed countries have one general aim: to encourage prisoners to improve themselves through purposeful activity in prison is order to rehabilitate them for re-entry into the community at the expiration of their custodial sentence and to discourage re-offending upon release. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:06:45 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=16591 Over the last three decades, an ever-increasing prison population, along with a continuous law and order bidding war between the two main parties, have come to seem almost inevitable features of our political world. As governments struggle to establish their credentials for taking effective policy action, the support for strong law and order policies among a growing group of 'floating' voters has led to an extreme politicisation of criminal justice policy. In the context of this politicisation, 'law and order' has become a salient electoral issue within our adversarial political system, and it has become impossible for even the left-of-centre party, Labour, to sustain a focus on the social and economic causes of crime, or a welfarist approach to responses to crime. On Tony Blair's accession to the position of shadow Home Secretary, Labour accordingly began to abandon its traditional analysis in favour of a 'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime' platform... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:02:33 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=16590 Little policy or practice directly relates to the wellbeing of siblings of young offenders and only a scattering of services are in place which engage the siblings of young offenders by means of positive activities or constructive family support. A review of policies in England and Wales reveals that few services have been designed to address a young person's needs arising directly from sibling imprisonment. It comes as little surprise that much of the relevant service provision targets siblings of offenders indirectly, or as one of a number of target groups, and evidence of policy that directly concerns the siblings of those in the criminal justice system remains scant. Where services have been designed specifically for young people with a sibling in custody, they tend to relate to the young person's own risk of offending rather than the effect on their welfare of their sibling being imprisoned. Although a growing body of research has acknowledged that the siblings of young people in Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:59:34 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=16589 As human beings, we all spend our lives at differing points on a continuum between positive and negative mental health and wellbeing.Where we are at any given point in time is determined by a wide range of contributory factors, some of which we have the power to alter through autonomous choice, with others being a result of given circumstances that we are powerless to change... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:22:11 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=16588 This article explains how HMP Grendon, a Category B prison accommodating six discrete therapeutic communities, is well placed to assist veterans. Pertinently, the genesis of therapeutic communities lay in the development of a supportive treatment environment for returning Second World War POWs who were experiencing difficulties in adjusting to civilian life. The model was subsequently applied to other mental health and forensic settings during the 1950s and 1960s, including Grendon. Explained is how the regime can address veterans' needs. This is supported by accounts showing how Grendon has assisted four current residents. The adjacent open prison, HMP Springhill, provides practical help to veterans. This will be described... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:17:55 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=16587 The nearest relative of a patient detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (HM Government, 1983) has an important role to play. S/he might even object to detention, and in some circumstances, any such objection will have to be respected and the patient cannot lawfully be detained. A recent High Court case examined what it means to object to detention. The judge said that although a nearest relative might be believed not to have objected, detention will only be lawful if that belief was reasonable. He also suggested that in some cases, objection should be inferred from a nearest relative's previous conduct. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:09:07 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=16586 In many if not most areas of England, there has been a significant change in the language used to describe work with vulnerable adults. Most local councils have evolved their language from 'protecting' to 'safeguarding' vulnerable adults. This paper will argue that unless this is accompanied by a change in practice and focus, this will be a hollow change in semantics and will not improve the life chances of disabled people. By defining safeguarding as opposed to protection, it is suggested how Coventry City Council could frame the change process needed to ensure that the move from protection to safeguarding is real and not hollow. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:06:17 +0100 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=16585 As part of the consultation around the review of the guidance document No Secrets (Department of Health, 2008a) in England, a project was commissioned to listen to the views and experiences of a group of older people living in a rural community. This article reports on the consultation process and findings. Messages for the review are identified that largely support the literature in confirming the variety of experiences and views held by rural older people, their personal activity related to protection of themselves and their sense of heightened vulnerabilities but also security from living in rural areas. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:04:07 +0100